get nowhere

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   to make no progress or have no success; to not enable sb to make progress or have success

   You don't get nowhere alone.

   But ... I get nowhere unless the team wins.

In the movies · 44

• But ... I get nowhere unless the team wins.The Untouchables1987
• I tried to make sense out of it and got nowhere.Double Indemnity1944
• We're getting nowhere!Inside Out2015
• And the problem with forcing something is you get nowhere.The Fall Guy2024
• And while he is getting nowhere...The Pink Panther2006
• You don't get nowhere alone.Once Upon a Time in America1984
• This is getting nowhere.Lethal Weapon1987
• Jealousy will get you nowhere.Boogie Nights1997

Learn it in full scenes

• Double Indemnity1944
  • Walter Meets Phyllis
  • Neff Flirts With Phyllis
  • Keyes Busts Garlopis's Fake Claim
• Inside Out2015
  • Broccoli on the Pizza
  • Sadness Nearly Touches a Core Memory
  • Riley Introduces Herself and Cries

From the same entry

• nowhere to be found
• lead nowhere
• the middle of nowhere
• not anywhere near near

More idioms

• be in the bag
• take by surprise
• be on the move
• at random
• if only
• in the nick of time
• keep a close eye on
• make ends meet
• nine to five
• turn over a new leaf
• how about
• feel sick to your stomach